changecoffee.co.uk

Why use change coffee in your buisness or at home?

WHY CHANGE YOUR COFFEE?

Coffee grown in the modern agri-businessmodel has only one direction,

it's a race to the bottom. The drive for profit forces ever increasing

efficiency which results in megafarms, worker exploitation, increasing chemicals and mono-culture.

result in social and environmental harm, and is ultimately unsustainable. It also represents poor value to you, the consumer. Did you know that the actual

cost of coffee that goes into your big brand cup can be as little as 10p

or just 2.5% of the price you pay?

ONLY THE FINEST COFFEES

We only source speciality grade coffees. Less than 6% of the world's harvest falls into this grade and soley based on quality of taste. A coffee must score over 80 out of 100. So right away our ethos is to bring only the finest tasting coffee to you. What's the difference? Commodity coffee of the sort used in the bulk of retail coffee uses cheap beans, over roasted and blended from multiple sources in a deliberate effort to standardise the taste. We believe that fine coffee should be enjoyed like fine wine - each sip giving you a unique tasting experience!

BETTER THAN FAIR TRADE

Small farmers producing this kind of low yield, speciality grade coffee, often can't afford to pay for accreditations such as Organic or Fairtrade. Instead of using these standards, we rely on careful research when selecting who we buy from. Our farmers practise sustainable, low impact farming. It's hard work! And they deserve to be rewarded which is why we pay between 2 to 3 times the global commodity price for our coffees and ensure that our farmers receive their fair share. In addition, we prioritise buying from social enterprises or social projects that reinvest their profits into the communities that grow the coffees.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

In addition to selecting small producers who grow in environmentally sustainable ways, we promote an earth to earth life cycle for our coffee. Our packaging is fully recylablke. We recycle our used bean bags, compost spent coffee and invest in a Cambridgeshire tree planting scheme.

All of this minimises our carbon footprint and your

carbon footprint.

read more about how we're making a change

Timor-Leste is a young nation, where coffee has become a vital crop to secure the country’s future.

In 2002, Timor-Leste became the first new independent state of the 21st century. This was preceded by 25 years of conflict that claimed 200,000 lives, destroyed infrastructure, and pushed most into extreme poverty.

Timor-Leste is mostly reliant on oil for income, however this is a rapidly depleting resource. Coffee farming on the other hand is sustainable, and is their most important and profitable crop having become the nation’s second largest export. Developing coffee will help make the future of Timor-Leste more sustainable and can also be done in an environmentally sound manner.

Ituze Women’s Cooperative FW Farmgate Initiative

Timor-Leste is a young nation, where coffee has become a vital crop to secure the country’s future.

The Ituze Women’s Cooperative, in Rwanda, is a shining example of what can be accomplished when women come together to support each other. Founded in 2008 by 18 women who had been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, the cooperative began farming pineapples and coffee to raise income. Slowly but surely their ingenuity and hard work have paid off to produce a world class coffee. It's a story that's worth reading more about, and why we selected them as one of our flag ship coffee producers.

Coffee Tree Rejuvenation in Rwanda

Buying our Rwandan coffee directly helps Rwandan farmers purchase micro-lots from, RWACOF (Sucafina in Rwanda) and Isimbi “Sucafina Original”. This in turn contributes to a larger project that’s helping farmers increase yields through stumping and renovation. Part of the Farmgate Initiative, this pilot program will combine soil analysis, agronomic advice and support on farms to help farmers attain higher yields whilst maintaining the environment.

Sustainability

Coffee Tree Rejuvenation in Rwanda

When we started Change Coffee Roasters, we agreed that we would do things differently. The first thing we wanted to do was to have fully home compostable packaging. After much research, we managed to do this.

After using home compostable packaging for the first year, we received feedback from both retail and wholesale customers who were not able to compost the bags. As a result, we have now transitioned to fully recyclable packaging.

When we started the business we agreed when we hit 100kg of coffee sold, we would begin to start planting trees that would help offset the carbon emissions from our business. We are proud to have started doing this working with a rewilding project near Cambridge.

As we grow, we remain committed to making our enterprise as sustainable as possible.

Why use change coffee in your buisness or at home?

WHY CHANGE YOUR COFFEE?

ONLY THE FINEST COFFEES

BETTER THAN FAIR TRADE

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

read more about how we're making a change

Timor-Leste is a young nation, where coffee has become a vital crop to secure the country’s future.

Timor-Leste is a young nation, where coffee has become a vital crop to secure the country’s future.

Timor-Leste is a young nation, where coffee has become a vital crop to secure the country’s future.

Ituze Women’s Cooperative FW Farmgate Initiative

Timor-Leste is a young nation, where coffee has become a vital crop to secure the country’s future.

Timor-Leste is a young nation, where coffee has become a vital crop to secure the country’s future.

Coffee Tree Rejuvenation in Rwanda

Coffee Tree Rejuvenation in Rwanda

Coffee Tree Rejuvenation in Rwanda

Sustainability

Coffee Tree Rejuvenation in Rwanda

Coffee Tree Rejuvenation in Rwanda

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